Patents by Inventor Bruce F. Thompson

Bruce F. Thompson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9003997
    Abstract: A vessel, including a transom for mounting outboard engines thereto, is spanned on opposite sides by aft-facing hull extensions which extend beyond the engines and allow a swim platform to be positioned between the hull extensions. The design allows the outboard engines to be covered with an engine cover, which provides an attractive vessel design in which the outboard engines can be concealed with a cover, which may serve other functions, such as a seat or the like. The cover houses an engine cowl mist shield which includes a support frame surrounding one or more outboard engines. The frame includes aperture(s) with edges spaced from the cowl and a flexible member extending from the edges to the cowl below the air intake of the cowl, such that spray and mist from the operation of the vessel does not reach the air intake of the cowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: S2 Yachts Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Gratz, Bruce F. Thompson, Linwood Addison Fuller, IV
  • Patent number: 8113137
    Abstract: A movable seat and backrest are coupled by a pivoted link system, allowing the seat to pivot from a raised stowed position to a lowered use position. A connecting link is coupled to one of the pivoted seat links, such that, as the seat is lowered, the connecting link raises the backrest. When the seat is raised to a stowed position, the connecting link lowers the backrest to a lowered position. When mounted in a vessel, the backrest forms part of the bolster system when the seat is stowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: S2 Yachts Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce F. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20100031866
    Abstract: A movable seat and backrest are coupled by a pivoted link system, allowing the seat to pivot from a raised stowed position to a lowered use position. A connecting link is coupled to one of the pivoted seat links, such that, as the seat is lowered, the connecting link raises the backrest. When the seat is raised to a stowed position, the connecting link lowers the backrest to a lowered position. When mounted in a vessel, the backrest forms part of the bolster system when the seat is stowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Applicant: S2 Yachts Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce F. Thompson
  • Patent number: D330005
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Ray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce F. Thompson, Frank B. Ousley, II
  • Patent number: D357223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Ray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce F. Thompson, Frank B. Ousley, II
  • Patent number: D358574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: Ray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce F. Thompson, Frank B. Ousley, II